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Waterloo search-and-rescue river missions growing increasingly costly

Nearly 10 search-and-rescue missions in the river took place in the past two weeks. Waterloo's fire chief told KETV NewsWatch 7 the volunteer department's boat runs on donations, it's getting expensive and something needs to change soon.

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Updated: 6:09 PM CDT Jul 20, 2015

Waterloo search-and-rescue river missions growing increasingly costly

Nearly 10 search-and-rescue missions in the river took place in the past two weeks. Waterloo's fire chief told KETV NewsWatch 7 the volunteer department's boat runs on donations, it's getting expensive and something needs to change soon.

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WEBVTT WE DO HAVE A GROUP ON THE WAY THERE AND WE WILL BRING YOU MORE GET IT. AND RESCUE MISSIONS IN JUST TWO WEEKS. ROB: TONIGHT, WE ARE FINDING OUT HOW MUCH IT COSTS AND WHITE ONE FIRE CHIEF WANTS PEOPLE TO PAY A FEE. BRANDI: AMANDA CRAWFORD IS LIVE ALONG THE ELKHORN RIVER. AMANDA: THE RESCUE BOAT YOU SEE OUT HERE BELONGS TAN WATERLOO'S VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. I SPOKE WITH THEIR CHIEF WHO AND IT IS GETTING EXPENSIVE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO CHANGE SOON. LIVES ON THE WATER. IT IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. FIVE YEARS AGO, WE MAY HAVE NOW WE ARE GETTING FIVE ON A GIVEN DAY ON A WEEKEND. AMANDA: THE WATERLOO FIRE CHIEF SAYS IT IS GETTING EXPENSIVE. EACH TIME THIS BOAT GOES INTO THE WATER, IT COSTS $500 TO $600 PER HOUR. WHEN YOU FACTOR IN THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS AND IN THE FUTURE, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME TYPE OF RESCUE FEE OR CHARGE THAT WOULD BE HER TO HER. AMANDA: -- PER TUBER. MONDAY HE SAID THEY COULD REST -- DESPERATELY USE. -- MONEY HE SAYS THEY COULD DESPERATELY USE. AMANDA: I RESCUE PROGRAM THAT BECOMES MORE IMPORTANT EACH YEAR. -- A RESCUE PROGRAM THAT BECOMES MORE IMPORTANT EACH YEAR. NOW WE ARE IN THE THOUSANDS PER WEEK AND GOING DOWN THE RIVER. AMANDA: THERE IS NO SPECIFIC PLANS YET TO BRING IN MORE MONEY. THE CHIEF TELLS ME HE IS STILL LOOKING AT SOME OPTIONS. THEY ARE ALWAYS ACCEPTING DONATIONS. IF YOU'D LIKE TO DONATE MONEY AND HELP OUT THE WATERLOO FIRE DEPARTMENT, JUST GO TO THIS

Waterloo search-and-rescue river missions growing increasingly costly

Nearly 10 search-and-rescue missions in the river took place in the past two weeks. Waterloo's fire chief told KETV NewsWatch 7 the volunteer department's boat runs on donations, it's getting expensive and something needs to change soon.